Auto Credit Based on MaliaSARV's Mid Air Break Up Simulator - Boeing B762 & B763
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia.The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros Islands, due to fuel exhaustion. Of those onboard, 125 of 175 died in the ditching (water landing), including all three hijackers and six of the 12 crew.It was the first recorded instance of the ditching of a wide-body aircraft.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Mid Air Break Up Simulator - Boeing B762 & B763
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 76.2ft (23.2m)
- Length 96.4ft (29.4m)
- Height 34.9ft (10.6m)
- Empty Weight 30,079lbs (13,643kg)
- Loaded Weight 45,341lbs (20,566kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.23
- Wing Loading 45.6lbs/ft2 (222.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 993.8ft2 (92.3m2)
- Drag Points 12471
Parts
- Number of Parts 333
- Control Surfaces 13
- Performance Cost 1,693
